This article debunks the myth of a continuous train journey from Lagos, Portugal to Singapore. It explores the logistical challenges, historical context, and evolving definitions surrounding the concept of the world's longest train journey.
Over the past year or two there’s been much in the media about the so-called “world’s longest train journey” – a route which runs from Lagos in Portugal to Singapore. Consequently, I’ve had a steady trickle of enquiries from people who seem to think there’s a ticket booth at Lagos selling tickets to Singapore and a train leaving every Tuesday.
Similarly, both the Trans-Mongolian and Trans-Manchurian Moscow-Beijing trains have been cancelled since 2019, initially due to the pandemic, now just “because” . Villa Real de San Antonio to Lisbon is longer than Lagos to Lisbon. There’s no rail connection east into Spain from VRdeSA, the shortest rail route from VRdeSA to Singapore is via Lisbon just as it is from Lagos. So VRdeSA to Singapore is the world’s longest train journey.
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